title: Ego competency: a framework for formulating the nursing care plan.
abstract: The Ego Competency Model of psychiatric nursing provides a framework to guide nurses when developing or revising the nursing care or treatment plan.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Kerr
mesh_terms: D004532:Ego; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*